01. After returning from Jhansi, Abhay started to work with ____________ at Mathura and took up the task of editing Gaudiya Patrika
a) Damodar Maharaja
b) Sridhar Maharaja
c) Kesava Maharaja
d) Bhakthisaranga Gosvami
Srila Prabhupada Lilamrita: Volume 01, Chapter 08 – New Delhi – Crying alone in Wilderness
02. Both Kesava Maharaja and Bhakthisaranga Gosvami recognized Abhay to be
a) Expert preacher and writer
b) A successful householder
c) Eloquent poet
d) None of the above
03. Abhay’s plans for expansion of ‘Sajjana- tosani’ were
a) To surpass India’s slick ‘Illustrated Weekly’ and make it more popular than ‘Life’ magazines of America
b) To start ambitious subscription program by approaching wealthy and prominent men of New Delhi
c) To include color photos, high quality paper etc
d) All the above
04. At Gaudiya Sangha in New Delhi, Abhay found ______________ state of affairs
a) Disconcerting
b) Comfortable
c) Peaceful
d) Cooperative
05. Bhakthisaranga Gosvami requested Abhay
a) To just focus as the editor of ‘Sajjana Tosani’
b) To take up the general management of the matha
c) To not to interfere in the management of the matha
d) To come to Calcutta to help him
06. The obstacles Abhay found in trying to produce Sajjana Tosani
a) No type writer
b) Bad relations with the printer
c) Laxity and petty quarreling in the matha
d) All the above
07. When Abhay tried to voice out the necessities for good mass production of ‘Sajjana Tosani’, the response from Bhakthi saranga Goisvami was
a) Very encouraging
b) Immediate sanction of funds
c) A letter full of praises to Bhakthivedanta prabhu but with the intent of dismissing him from his position with the Gaudiya Sangha
d) Appointment of Abhay as the president of Gaudiya Sangha
08. The publication of Back to Godhead started back after a break of ___________ years
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 5
09. Abhay would always contemplate on how Back To Godhead magazine
a) Spiritualization
b) Industrialization
c) Scientific developments
d) Awareness of God
10. Prime Minister Nehru while speaking with concern of India’ “crisis of the spirit” simultaneously launched another Five-year-plan for rapid
a) Spiritualization
b) Industrialization
c) Scientific developments
d) Awareness of God
11. In the initial days for the Back to Godhead magazine, Abhay was responsible for
a) Writing articles
b) Printing and proof reading
c) Distributing
d) All the above
12. Despite Abhay’s desperate poverty and the urgency of the message, his writing was never
a) Shrill
b) Strident
c) Fanatical
d) All the above
13. Prabhupad said trying to avoid family life by living in the jungle without the real spirit of renunciation was
a) Mad renunciation
b) Monkey renunciation
c) Wise renunciation
d) Real god consciousness